Nereid sells for $1.3 million as Keeneland sale opens

8:08 PM,
Jan. 7, 2013

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Graded stakes winner Nereid led the opening session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale Monday.

Lane Seliger bought Nereid for $1.3 million on behalf of Baumann Stables as a broodmare prospect. The 5-year-old daughter of Rock Hard Ten won the Grade I American Oaks as a 3-year-old at Hollywood Park.

The seven-figure sale in the first session equaled the number of million-dollar horses last year. The $15.33 million in gross sales was up 10 percent over last year. The $76,276 average price rose 14.42 percent, while the median of $30,000 fell 6.25 percent. The first day saw 201 ...